 How
well do you know your contract?
Test Your Knowledge |
 Sick Leave
Probably every IRS employee will need sick leave at one time or another. Some will need it unexpectedly, others will need it to cover long absences, and still others to cover short, repeated absences from chronic illnesses. Sick leave is one of your most important benefits, but how much do you know about your rights? Take our quiz or print a PDF.
You and Your Union Representative
Each local NTEU chapter has representatives chosen from among the employees who are called stewards, chief stewards or chapter president. They help employees get answers to their questions, advise them, and, if necessary, aggressively represent. So, it is important to know the rules about union representatives and how you can interact with them. Take our quiz or print a PDF.
Your Civil Rights and the IRS
 Any employee can potentially be the victim of discrimination, intentional or unintentional, under one or more of the protected civil rights classifications. Fortunately, IRS employees can challenge the discriminatory act and seek relief through two different appeal processes: under the national NTEU-IRS grievance procedure or under the EEOC regulatory process. Learn about your civil rights. Take our quiz or print a PDF.
Tutition Assistance Program
 School is expensive, but help is available if you want to build on your career, improve your existing job skills and take that next step toward a promotion. Learn more about the Tuition Assistance Program and whether you may be eligible for money toward ongoing education related to your job or that helps further the mission of the IRS. Take our quiz or print a PDF.
Flexiplace
Flexiplace is a win-win program for employees and the IRS. For you, it saves on commuting costs and time and helps you balance work and family obligations. For the IRS, Flexiplace contributes to high productivity and lower overhead costs. Find out if you can participate in this key program. Take our quiz or print a PDF.
Annual Leave
You plan for it, save for it and look forward to it for weeks. It's your vacation. Make sure you know
your annual leave rights under the contract. There are circumstances under which management could deny your annual leave request. Don’t lose your vacation. Know your rights to request and take annual leave. Take our quiz or print
a PDF.
Administrative Leave
Leave rights often lead to multiple questions and managers do not always have the correct answers. This quiz focuses on administrative leave rights contained in Article 36 of the NTEU-IRS term agreement. It pays to be knowledgeable about your administrative leave rights so you can be sure you get the proper leave for activities and situations outlined in the contract. Take our quiz or print
a PDF.
Performance Appraisals
Your evaluation determines whether you receive
a performance award, are allowed to keep an alternative work
schedule, get promoted and survive any future reduction-in-force.
That's why NTEU has negotiated a new contract with more than
a dozen pages of rights protecting employees from being evaluated
incorrectly. Take our quiz or print
a PDF. BONUS: Take
a second quiz on performance appraisals.
Take
our second quiz in the series on performance appraisals
or print
it. There is also a bonus
quiz on the topic.
Your Right to Grieve
The new contract provides employees and NTEU with many rights, including a negotiated grievance process. The ability to grieve a workplace action is one of the strongest rights you have. Learn how the negotiated grievance procedure can help you. Take our quiz or print
a PDF.
Job Swapping, Sharing, Shifting,
and Splitting
Changes in your life may necessitate moving
to a new city, switching to a part-time position or working
a split shift. NTEU can help you achieve this work-life balance.
There is a database
on our web site that enables members to identify whether anyone
anywhere in the country would like to swap into their job and
location. Take our quiz or print
a PDF.
Performance Awards
You could earn as much as $3,000 this year, and $3,500 next year,
in awards money. But how well do you know the NTEU-IRS performance
incentive program? Take
our quiz or print
a PDF.
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We're constantly adding quizzes and other materials.
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